West Virginia Caps 11th Straight In Tight Villanova Win
West Virginia University, ranked No. 1, survived a 16-point second-half deficit to edge Villanova 76-75 at the Palestra behind Jerry West who scored 37. Lloyd Sharrar drove for a late layup with two seconds left to seal the win.
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Sugar Hart Outpoints Larry Baker In Chicago Boxing Show
Sugar Hart from Philadelphia wins a ten round decision over Larry Baker of Mt. Vernon New York by points. Hart improves record after a close bout at Chicago arena.
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Darrow Leads Bowling Green Past Western Michigan 104 74
Sophomore Darrow scored 35 points as Bowling Green defeated Western Michigan 104 to 74 in a Mid American Conference game at home. The Falcons improved to 8 1 while the Broncos fell to 0 4 in league play.
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Cardinals To Name New Coach Friday
CHICAGO The Chicago Cardinals plan to announce their new head football coach Friday No 19 in club history. Ray Richards resigned Saturday after the Cards finished last in the NFL East. The man has been chosen from about 20 applicants and would be announced once released from his current contract.
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Knicks Top Bengals in High-Scoring Win
New York defeats Cincinnati 123 to 105 in an offensive shootout while Detroit edges Syracuse 109 to 107. Boston falls to Minneapolis 107 to 87 as the NHL sees a 5 5 tie between Toronto and New York.
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Brown Kuharich Stress Defense in Senior Bowl
South coach Paul Brown and North coach Joe Kuharich emphasize defense for Saturdays Senior Bowl. Key defensive lineups include Atkins Brown and Krisher on the South, while North fields Karras McCusker and Van Pelt on the front. Offenses feature Ninowski Kowalczyk and Walker for the South and Christy Ninowski for the North.
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Woody Hayes Named 1957 Coach of the Year by NCAA
At the 52nd NCAA convention in Philadelphia the award honored Ohio State coach Woody Hayes for coaching excellence. The gathering endorsed the Television Committee report and deferred action on pay TV while debating a recruiting restrictions proposal affecting service academies.
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Oklahoma State Wichita game misreport highlighted by Gravely
George Gravely noted a local radio station announced a play-by-play for the Oklahoma State Wichita game but misidentified the opponent as Kan Sas. The remark stressed the station’s claim to get it right despite the error.
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Marshall's Byrd Leads MAC Scoring Run and Top Guards
Marshall guard Leo Byrd tops the Mid American Conference scoring with a 26.8 point average as five MAC players exceed 20 points per game. Wayne Embry of Miami and Hal Greer of Marshall also rank high, with several teammates among the league’s leading rebounders and field goal specialists.
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Tobias sets 715 series at Olympic Recreation lanes
Van Wert Ohio report details Marilyn Tobias rolling a 715 series with scores of 211 235 and 269. She achieved 23 strikes and 11 spares, with a lone miss in the seventh frame of the first game after 13 years of bowling.
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Gallia Academy Freshmen Rout Pomeroy 30 to 11
Gallia Academy freshmen beat Pomeroy 30 to 11 at Pomeroy to stretch their unbeaten run to six. Paul Evans led with 11 points. In the junior high game Gallia misplaced 46 to 23 as Armstrong led Pomeroy with eight.
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